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Have you heard any rumblings about Mike Singletary being a head coach candidate for the Bears? Why or why wouldn’t he be good to at least be in the conversation? – Jeff H., California, from email I was surprised when former GM Phil Emery interviewed Singletary last time around before Marc Trestman was hired and I suspect he might have been prompted to do so by ownership. I would be surprised if Singletary is part of the mix this time. He was not in the league this year and served as a linebackers coach under Leslie Frazier in Minnesota until the 2013 season when he was basically just an assistant and did not have control over a position. I don’t think there is a strong...

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Have you heard any rumblings about Mike Singletary being a head coach candidate for the Bears? Why or why wouldn’t he be good to at least be in the conversation? – Jeff H., California, from email I was surprised when former GM Phil Emery interviewed...

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The Vikings own a two-game winning streak and are...

The more Bears receivers who go down with injuries and struggle to return, the more embarrassing Lovie Smith looks with his Kellen Davis nonsense.
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More than ever, NFL owners are long on expectations and short on patience with new coaches.
And can you blame them?
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Minnesota Vikings receiver Greg Jennings, who earlier this week said that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was touted so much that Rodgers had a hard time blaming himself for any mistakes, apologized to his former teammate on Thursday.
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The team announced the deals Sunday.
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Teams such as Detroit, Washington and Tampa Bay fire their coaches.
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